Health committee  When we receive a proposal to import a foreign supply, we always review it very carefully for the safety, quality and efficacy of the drug. That involves reviewing the instructions for use, the dosing and frequency, and understanding the formulation and the ingredients that are u

Health committee  That's correct. There are constraints that we know of in countries like Germany, France and Ireland. You are correct that the impact isn't as felt as it is here, but there are constraints for sure in other parts of the world. The way shortages—

Health committee  The issue of drug shortages is not unique to Canada. Many other countries in the world experience shortages and, like Canada, have mitigation measures that they put in place as soon as they identify signals of shortages. Health Canada works behind the scenes. Many of these shorta

Health committee  We know that hospitals, Mr. Chair, were running very low on supplies. As we do in shortages all the time, part of the mitigation measures are to manage the supply that already exists. They were managing that supply. They did have supply, but obviously these additional supplies ar

Health committee  You're correct. The drugshortagescanada.ca website is a very transparent way to see what drugs are in shortage. I'll put that into perspective. You're correct that there are other pediatric drugs that are currently in shortage. That does not necessarily mean that there will be